I really enjoyed this classic, and even though I read a 1961 translation the content of the book still seems fresh. It's hard to imagine how scandalous it must have seemed at the time, as our mores have changed so much. The epistolic style made the plot much more intriguing, and the choice of letter author (and their style) gave it a lot of depth.

The only trouble was having seen the US film a few times, which frequently had me trying to match events in both...